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New Delhi: A delegation of opposition parties will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on December 9 over concerns on the three new agriculture laws enacted by the Centre in September and to seek their repeal, senior leaders said Tuesday. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said that the five-member delegation – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP […]
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded six deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,761 while as 470 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 114,038. Of the exact number of 114,038 cases, 67,558 are from Kashmir and 46,480 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 470 new […]
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Beijing: China and India are working for further de-escalation of the border standoff in eastern Ladakh and both sides will have consultations to determine specific arrangements for the next round of talks, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday. The Chinese and Indian armies held the 8th round of Corps Commander-level meeting on November 6 […]
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New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday left on a six-day tour of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, in a first-ever visit by a head of the Indian Army to the two strategically important Gulf countries. The visit by the Army chief is seen as a reflection of India’s […]
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Washington: The US has designated Pakistan and China among eight other countries that are of particular concern for violation of religious freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Pakistan and China along with Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were placed in the list for engaging in or tolerating […]
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New Delhi: The central government is not required to obtain prior environmental or forest clearance under the laws before declaring a stretch as national highway (NH) and expressing its intention to acquire the land for building, maintenance or operating such roads, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday. This significant observation was made by the top […]
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New Delhi: Justice Rajesh Bindal was on Tuesday appointed as the acting chief justice of the common high court for the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a Law Ministry notification said. He was the senior-most judge of the high court. He has been asked to perform the duties of the office of […]
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New Delhi: Five persons suspected to have militant links and arrested after an encounter here were remanded for custodial interrogation of four days by a Delhi Court on Tuesday. According to the police, Shabir Ahmad, Md Ayub Pathan and Riyaz Rather were allegedly affiliated with terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen while Gurjit Singh and Sukhdeep Singh […]
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Wanted to visit families evicted from forest land in Budgam
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday authorities prevented her from leaving her residence here as she wanted to meet the families evicted from forest land in Budgam district of central Kashmir. Mehbooba took to Twitter to claim that she has been detained. Police did not comment on the alleged detention of the former […]
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New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the constitution of District Development Councils (DDCs) will open a new chapter for Jammu and Kashmir. He said people are going to get a voice through these councils which will have a communication channel for redressal of their issues. “Constituting of District Development Councils will be […]
